1213 Holy Baptism is the basis of the whole Christian life, the gateway to life in the Spirit (vitae spiritualis ianua) , 4 and the door which gives access to the other sacraments. Through Baptism ...

Blessed Sacrament School at 2510 Greengarden Road is closing at the end of the 2024-2025 school year because of declining enrollment numbers. The announcement was made Friday by the Erie Catholic ...

Last May, after the Archdiocese of Baltimore reported that the final plans had been reached in the “Seek the City” process, many Catholic parishioners ... Mass at Blessed Sacrament Church ...

Declining enrollment, low retention rates, and financial instability led the Erie Catholic School System to close Blessed Sacrament School. ECSS has pledged to increase transparency and is working ...

thus shunning two sacraments the Catholic Church considers foundational. "I practice where I want," said the mother, Carmela Forino. "One has to believe in something, right? You do what you feel ...

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. This is a time of special prayer when people can talk to Jesus and thank him for his presence with them. Since the ...

Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church recently announced the recipients of its 2025 Christian Service Funding grants, which awarded a total of $125,000 to 53 organizations dedicated to serving the ...

Water is used in baptism, and is a symbol of washing away sin and the start of a new life. Jesus told his disciples that they were to baptise those who came to follow him. Initially it seems that ...

A network of Catholic activists wrote an urgent plea: "Bishops, we, your faithful flock, implore you to do everything you can to make the sacraments more available. … Something is terribly wrong ...

The imposition of hands is rightly recognized by the Catholic tradition as the origin of the sacrament of Confirmation ... A seal is a symbol of a person, a sign of personal authority, or ...